Elevate your patient assessment skills to deliver outstanding respiratory care! Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Edition equips you to support physicians in making informed treatment decisions, evaluating therapy effectiveness, and identifying necessary adjustments in care. The chapters have been meticulously updated to incorporate the latest standards of practice and cutting-edge technological advancements. Authored by renowned educator and clinician Dr. Albert Heuer, this leading textbook also aligns with the National Board for Respiratory Care exam matrices, ensuring you are well-prepared to excel in the NBRC’s CRT and RRT credentialing examinations.
- NEW! Updated and revised content aligns with the latest NBRC credentialing exam matrix.
- Simply Stated boxes highlight and summarize key points to help you understand important concepts.
- Learning objectives, key terms, and chapter outlines begin each chapter and introduce the content to be mastered.
- Key Pointsat the end of each chapteremphasize the topics identified in the learning objectives, providing easy review.
- Case studies provide real-life clinical scenarios challenging you to interpret data and make accurate patient assessments.
- Comprehensive approach addresses all of the most important aspects and topics of assessment, so you can learn to assess patients effectively.
- NEW! Take-Home points are included for each chapter, plus cases as well as questions and answers for students to use in testing and applying their knowledge.
- Assessment questions in each chapter are aligned to the learning objectives and reflect the NBRC Exam format, with answers located on the Evolve companion website.
- Questions to Ask boxes identify the questions practitioners should ask patients (e.g., coughing, sputum, shortness of breath) or questions to ask themselves (e.g., lung sounds they are hearing, blood pressure, respiratory rate) when confronted with certain pathologies.
- NEW! Updated content throughout the text reflects the latest evidence-based practices and clinical developments, including infection control measures, imaging techniques, assessment of critically ill patients, and the increased reliance on telehealth and electronic health records.
978-0323696999, 978-0323697002, 978-0323697026
NOTE: This sale only consists of the eBook Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care 9th Edition in the original PDF format. No access codes are included.
